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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1939
Page
5
Miss Gretchen Knief Kern County librarian issued a final appeal to voters urging support for Proposition No 7 the coming bond election for a new county library. She noted the project meets a growing need since 1922 and a Yes vote would make the library building possible.
A local chiropractor urges voters to approve No 2 claiming it raises chiropractors’ education to four years and costs taxpayers nothing. He asks patients, friends, and citizens to vote yes.
Miss Knief argues the third largest county library in California will finally get a suitable home. The 300000 bond issue would fund a modern library across from the El Tejon hotel, housing 150000 to 200000 books, with a two thirds vote required. If rejected, a two year direct tax plan would be needed.
The sourced line notes that the average man relies on 7000 to 10000 word vocabulary while a skilled worker uses about 20000 words, illustrating a large difference in lexical range based on occupation.
Jerry Howard, an orphaned heir with a critical wit, clashes with four past romantic failures. His aunts fear his reluctance to marry until Marion arrives, wearing a pink hat that provokes his stated dislikes. Her cheerful, unruly charm tests his resolve as the visit unfolds with humor and hidden kinship.
New York detective Edward Fitzgerald recalls 1911 Riverside Drive arrest of Julius Johnson Satchelfeet and later 1934 recovery of a platinum watch. He notes modern jewel thieves are bums and punks, with better police methods driving old specialists out of business.
A cobbler named his shop The Boot Hospital and a customer asked for repairs on very worn boots. The cobbler jokes the shop is a hospital not a mortuary, noting he would discard the pair himself but the customer insists on mending them.
Tommy asks his father to write a note to his teacher reminding her not to strike anyone smaller. The father concedes and confirms his prior teaching on avoiding violence.
A brief exchange at a Maine railway station features a Business man recognizing a Salesman. The businessman jokes about memory training, while the salesman dismisses a potential sale and instead promotes memory training courses.
M. B. Church at 400 Kern hosts a Mission and Harvest-Home Thanksgiving Festival on November 5, 1939. No Sunday school. services begin 9:30 a.m. with missions talks by John Siemens and H. D. Wiebe. Afternoon session features Harvest-Home talks by J. D. Hofer and W. J. Bestwater. Evening evangelistic services run 7:30 p.m. and continue all week with special music.
289 East Lerdo Highway pastor Edgar H McAllister leads Bible School 10 am with P A Schmidt as superintendent Morning service at 11 am Sermon Righteous Lot Communion Young People Crusaders and Prayer League 6 30 pm Evening service 7 30 pm Sermon The Lord s Coming Premillennial or Postmillennial Midweek prayer Wednesday 7 30 pm
Alfred T. Chandler, minister, invites worshipers to Church school at 9 50 a m and church service at 11 a m with sermon titled The Second Mile Nursery provided for all children too young for the service
Observer writes that an island is inhabited and notes five white men attempting to sing "Sweet Adeline" as if in a civilized country.
The Boss concedes to insure all office furniture except the clock, noting that everyone watches it. The salesman pushes for full coverage while the Boss prefers partial protection.
Progress a Sydney race horse refuses to sleep when alone. To calm her trainer placed a large mirror in the stall. Seeing her reflection she concluded she had a companion and settled to rest.
A brief humorous dialogue features a rustic exchange about digestion. Moses asks what ails him and the other replies with a drawn out complaint of not having eaten recently, highlighting regional speech and comic miscommunication.
A brief humorous exchange shows a speaker teasing about using a larger brush to double workload, the other replying that extra work is not available. The humor centers on practicality and work norms in a casual setting.
Brief exchanges show a playful tease between He and She about love and natural attraction. A humorous aside questions mustard baths and napkins from hot dog stands, asides in a streetwise Houston Post style.
London report of Victor Cull aged 41 and Bertram Harber aged 54 living four houses apart on Du Cane Road Shepherd's Bush. Both died after cerebral tumors diagnosed at Hammersmith hospital. They led nearly identical lives though they never met socially and shared a quiet street greeting.
A fragmentary line hints at dialogue or column title referencing a stranger, a son, and an Oliver run. Limited clear facts restrict a fuller summary.
The notice lists a 6:30 p m Christian Youth group with Miss Daisy Blaettler speaking on her trip to South America. Evening worship with candlelight meditation at 7:30 p m includes a brief sermon The Meaning of Revelation fifth in a series. Wednesday 7:30 p m Kunkel course Character Development for teachers and parents. Choir rehearsal Thursday.
Clarks Greater Shows, a well known carnival company, will begin in Shafter next Tuesday and run through the week including Sunday under the auspices of Leslie L. Robinson Post No 213 American Legion. The carnival will feature several new riding devices shown in Shafter for the first time.
A forthcoming entertainment gathering will be hosted to support the Legion with a portion of the proceeds allocated to the organization. The text notes high class attractions and a share of receipts designated for the Legion.
Local gins produced 1 481 bales in the past week, lifting the season total to 6 440 bales. D A Moore’s season total reaches 2 318, Shafter Wasco 2 183, Camp West Lowe 1 939. First picking ends and second picking starts in many fields. countywide 35 476 bales were gathered by October 18, up from 17 420 last year.
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